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Fatal A252 crash in Ashford on 10 March 2017 at 15:36 involving a Renault Kadjar

A Renault Kadjar crashed on the A252 in Ashford at 15:36 on Friday 10 March 2017. A 49-year-old male passenger was killed and the 70-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
10 Mar 2017
Friday, 15:36
Vehicles
1
Renault Kadjar
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.23951, longitude 0.94595, in the CT4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Ashford

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017460162477
Council area
Ashford
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
252
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 November 2007.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Kadjar

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Kadjar)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Kadjar)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2017460162477 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ashford road accident statistics for 2017.